Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I discouraged | 'ana sabbittaacnaa sabbitt | أنا َ سـَبّـِتّ |
| We discouraged | 'ihna sabbitnaiicHnaa sabbitnaa | إحنا َ سـَبّـِتنا |
| You(m) discouraged | 'inta sabbittiicnta sabbitt | إنت َ سـَبّـِتّ |
| You(f) discouraged | 'inti sabbittiiicnti sabbitty | إنت ِ سـَبّـِتّي |
| You(pl) discouraged | 'intu sabbittuiicntoo sabbittoo | إنتوا سـَبّـِتّوا |
| He/it(m) discouraged | huwa sabbithuwa sabbit | هـُو َ سـَبّـِت |
| She/it(f) discouraged | hiya sabbitithiya sabbitit | هـِي َ سـَبّـِتـِت |
| They discouraged | humma sabbituhumma sabbitoo | هـُمّ َ سـَبّـِتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might discourage | 'ana yimkin 'asabbitaacnaa yimkin aacsabbit | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَبّـِت |
| We might discourage | 'ihna yimkin nisabbitiicHnaa yimkin nisabbit | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَبّـِت |
| You(m) might discourage | 'inta yimkin tisabbitiicnta yimkin tisabbit | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَبّـِت |
| You(f) might discourage | 'inti yimkin tisabbitiiicnti yimkin tisabbity | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَبّـِتي |
| You(pl) might discourage | 'intu yimkin tisabbituiicntoo yimkin tisabbitoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَبّـِتوا |
| He/it(m) might discourage | huwa yimkin yisabbithuwa yimkin yisabbit | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَبّـِت |
| She/it(f) might discourage | hiya yimkin tisabbithiya yimkin tisabbit | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَبّـِت |
| They might discourage | humma yimkin yisabbituhumma yimkin yisabbitoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَبّـِتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I discourage | 'ana basabbitaacnaa basabbit | أنا َ بـَسـَبّـِت |
| We discourage | 'ihna binsabbitiicHnaa binsabbit | إحنا َ بـِنسـَبّـِت |
| You(m) discourage | 'inta bitsabbitiicnta bitsabbit | إنت َ بـِتسـَبّـِت |
| You(f) discourage | 'inti bitsabbitiiicnti bitsabbity | إنت ِ بـِتسـَبّـِتي |
| You(pl) discourage | 'intu bitsabbituiicntoo bitsabbitoo | إنتوا بـِتسـَبّـِتوا |
| He/it(m) discourages | huwa biyisabbithuwa biyisabbit | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَبّـِت |
| She/it(f) discourages | hiya bitsabbithiya bitsabbit | هـِي َ بـِتسـَبّـِت |
| They discourage | humma biyisabbituhumma biyisabbitoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَبّـِتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will discourage | 'ana hasabbitaacnaa hasabbit | أنا َ هـَسـَبّـِت |
| We will discourage | 'ihna hansabbitiicHnaa hansabbit | إحنا َ هـَنسـَبّـِت |
| You(m) will discourage | 'inta hatsabbitiicnta hatsabbit | إنت َ هـَتسـَبّـِت |
| You(f) will discourage | 'inti hatsabbitiiicnti hatsabbity | إنت ِ هـَتسـَبّـِتي |
| You(pl) will discourage | 'intu hatsabbituiicntoo hatsabbitoo | إنتوا هـَتسـَبّـِتوا |
| He/it(m) will discourage | huwa hayisabbithuwa hayisabbit | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَبّـِت |
| She/it(f) will discourage | hiya hatsabbithiya hatsabbit | هـِي َ هـَتسـَبّـِت |
| They will discourage | humma hayisabbituhumma hayisabbitoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَبّـِتوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) discourage! | sabbitsabbit | سـَبّـِت |
| You(f) discourage! | sabbitisabbity | سـَبّـِتي |
| You(pl) discourage! | sabbitusabbitoo | سـَبّـِتوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is discouraged | huwa musabbithuwa musabbit | هـُو َ مـُسـَبّـِت |
| She/it(f) is discouraged | hiya musabbitahiya musabbitaö | هـِي َ مـُسـَبّـِتـَة |
| They are discouraged | humma musabbiteenhumma musabbityn | هـُمّ َ مـُسـَبّـِتين |
